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tightening tightening definition

tightening


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tighten 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  tighten 
 
  Sense  1 
  tighten,  fasten 
  =>  frap 
  =>  tauten,  firm 
  =>  wind,  wind  up 
  =>  screw 
  =>  wind,  wind  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  tighten 
  =>  constrict,  constringe,  narrow 
  =>  tauten,  firm 
  =>  compress,  constrict,  squeeze,  compact,  contract,  press 
  =>  strain,  tense 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tighten 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  tighten 
 
  Sense  1 
  tighten,  fasten 
  =>  frap 
  =>  tauten,  firm 
  =>  wind,  wind  up 
  =>  screw 
  =>  wind,  wind  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  tighten 
  =>  constrict,  constringe,  narrow 
  =>  astringe 
  =>  strangulate 
  =>  tauten,  firm 
  =>  compress,  constrict,  squeeze,  compact,  contract,  press 
  =>  choke 
  =>  prim 
  =>  astringe 
  =>  strangulate 
  =>  convulse 
  =>  convulse 
  =>  bear  down  overbear 
  =>  choke,  gag,  fret 
  =>  choke,  scrag 
  =>  strain,  tense 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tighten 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tighten 
 
  4  senses  of  tighten 
 
  Sense  1 
  tighten,  fasten 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  tighten 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  3 
  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
 
  Sense  4 
  reduce,  tighten 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tighten 
 
  tighten  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tighten 
 
  Sense  1 
  tighten,  fasten 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  tighten 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  reduce,  tighten 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  tightening 
  tightening 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tightening 
 
  The  noun  tightening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  tightening  --  (the  act  of  making  something  tighter;  "the  tightening  of  economic  controls") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tighten 
 
  The  verb  tighten  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  tighten,  fasten  --  (make  tight  or  tighter;  "Tighten  the  wire") 
  2.  (1)  tighten  --  (become  tight  or  tighter;  "The  rope  tightened") 
  3.  (1)  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain  --  (restrict;  "Tighten  the  rules";  "stiffen  the  regulations") 
  4.  reduce,  tighten  --  (narrow  or  limit;  "reduce  the  influx  of  foreigners") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tightening 
 
  The  noun  tightening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  tightening  --  (the  act  of  making  something  tighter;  "the  tightening  of  economic  controls") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tighten 
 
  The  verb  tighten  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  tighten,  fasten  --  (make  tight  or  tighter;  "Tighten  the  wire") 
  2.  (1)  tighten  --  (become  tight  or  tighter;  "The  rope  tightened") 
  3.  (1)  stiffen,  tighten,  tighten  up  constrain  --  (restrict;  "Tighten  the  rules";  "stiffen  the  regulations") 
  4.  reduce,  tighten  --  (narrow  or  limit;  "reduce  the  influx  of  foreigners") 



tightening definition